While improving its Ovi Store experience and developer relations are positive moves for the Finnish handset maker, it remains the underdog in a smartphone arena dominated by Apple and Android-based phones today, according to an analyst.
More IT vendors snapping up software companies to form part of broader product portfolio but rate of such acquisitions will slow, while bigger market players unlikely to branch out to hardware business.
Everyday Internet users will be a key target for cybercriminals looking to get people to download their malware, while the proliferation of social sites will lead to an increase of possible fraud cases.
Software giant draws much flak from open source community for ending OpenSolaris project and the negative exposure might make gaining future developer goodwill tougher for Oracle, say industry watchers.
In addition, users can expect faster app loading time and longer battery life on their smartphones and tablet devices once Qualcomm's dual-core 1.5GHz processor comes off production lines this year-end, says analyst.
Anti-piracy law won't be implemented in Singapore as existing laws are sufficient, and will also be difficult to implement, say industry watchers.
Korean telco buys 49 percent stake in Chinese company Xian Tianlong Science and Technology to bolster its healthcare business, which it has identified as a new growth engine.
Payments service provider wants to deliver strong ecosystem for developers and businesses to better integrate PayPal's mobile payment technologies into their products, says company exec.
Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung, has acquired the computed tomography (CT) company to boost its medical imaging business.
Indian telecoms company expands from providing core networking capabilities into areas such as infrastructure-as-a-service and videoconferencing services. CEO also aiming for continued growth in emerging markets globally.